The gaseous state
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|
| collide | 碰撞 | pèng zhuàng |
| pressure | 压强 | yā qiáng |
| real gas | 实际气体 | shí jì qì tǐ |
| ideal gas | 理想气体 | lǐ xiǎng qì tǐ |
| molar mass | 摩尔质量 | mó ěr zhì liàng |
The freedom of gases
- Gas molecules move fast in all directions and collide 碰撞 with the walls.
- The many tiny pushes add up to the gas pressure 压强.
- We model gases as ideal to make calculations simple.
Gas pressure is caused by:
Each collision with the wall gives a tiny push; the many pushes add up to the pressure.
Ideal vs real gases 实际气体
- An ideal gas 理想气体 assumes: the particles take up zero volume, and there are no forces between them.
- A real gas follows this closely at low pressure and high temperature.
- It behaves least ideally at high pressure and low temperature (particles crowded, forces matter).
The ideal-gas model: point particles of zero volume with no forces between them
Boiling turns liquid water into steam, a change between states of matter
The gaseous state
p = k / V
Boyle's law: at constant temperature pressure ∝ 1/volume.
An ideal gas is assumed to have:
The ideal-gas model assumes point particles (zero volume) with no intermolecular forces.
A real gas behaves LEAST like an ideal gas at:
At high pressure and low temperature the particles are crowded, so their size and attractions matter.
Match each gas idea to its meaning.
Pressure comes from collisions; an ideal gas ignores particle volume and forces; pV = nRT links them.
An ideal gas is assumed to have no forces between its particles and particles of negligible volume; real gases deviate most at high pressure and low temperature.
At high pressure and low temperature the particles are close, so their real volume and attractions matter.
The ideal gas equation
- $p$ in Pa, $V$ in $\text{m}^3$, $n$ in mol, $T$ in kelvin (K), $R = 8.31\ \text{J}/(\text{K}\cdot\text{mol})$.
- Convert first: °C → K (add 273), and $\text{cm}^3$/$\text{dm}^3$ → $\text{m}^3$.
Gas pressure comes from many fast molecules colliding with the container walls
In pV = nRT, the temperature T must be in:
T must be in kelvin; convert °C to K by adding 273 (and volumes to m³).
Finding molar mass 摩尔质量
Since $n = m/M$:
- This finds $M_r$ from the mass (or density) of a gas.
Which equation gives the molar mass of a gas?
From pV = (m/M)RT, rearranging gives M = mRT/(pV).
You've got it
- gas pressure = sum of molecule–wall collisions
- ideal gas: zero particle volume, no forces; real gases deviate at high P, low T
- $pV = nRT$ (T in K, convert units first; $R = 8.31\ \text{J}/(\text{K}\cdot\text{mol})$)
- molar mass: $M = \dfrac{mRT}{pV}$